Attachment for dolls



Aug. 27, 1929. M. M. IVEY ATTACHMENT FOR DOLLS Filed De c. 10, 1927 INVENTOR. MhmieMIi ey,

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Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

; UNITED STATES MINNIE M. IVEY, OF VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR norms.

Application filed December 10, 1927. Serial No. 239,191

This invention relates to an attachment for dolls of that type having flexible limbs and arms and a sounding device, and has for its object to provide, in ,a manner as hereinafter set forth, means capable of manipulating the limbs and arms of the doll coincident with the operation of the sounding device.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment for dolls capable of manipulating the feet thereof separately 1n a stepping or dancing manner with or without the operation of the sounding device.

A further object of the'invention is'to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment for dolls capable-of s1multaneous ly and independently manipulating the arms thereof.

'A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an attachment for dolls capable of simultaneously and independently manipulating the limbs thereof.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, ina manner as hereinafter set forth,

' an attachment for the purpose referred to which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, thoroughly efficient in its use, readily installed with respect to the doll, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arran ement of parts as hereinafter more specincally described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a doll of the soft stuffed type having flexible limbs and arms and showing the adaptation therewith of an attachment in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a doll of the soft stuffed type having flexible limbs and arms and showing the adaptation therewith of an attachment in accordance with this invention and further illustrating the doll provided with a crier or sounding device.

Figure 3 is a section online 33 Figure 2.

Figure 41 is a perspective view of one of the dolls having flexible limbs provided with weighted feet. Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes the trunk of the doll body, 2, 3 the limbs, 4:, 5 the arms, 6 the neck and 7 the head of the doll. The legs 2, 8 and arms 4;, 5 are flexible so that they can be manipulated, shifted or moved by an at tachment in accordance with this invention.

The trunk 1 of the doll body, is provided with a sounding device 8 operated'by an application of pressure at the top of the rear of the trunk 1. The device is positioned in close proximity to the actuating means for the attachment so that the attachment can be operated coincident with the operation of the sounding device 8 or the attachment or sounding device 8 can be independently operated.

An attachment, in accordance with this invention, for manipulating the flexible limbs and arms of a doll include a pair of flexible pulling members 9, 10, a pair of flexible pulling members 11, 12, a common actuating means for the several pulling members said means is indie ted at 13, and com ined keepers and guides 14: for the pulling mem- 'bers. associated with the limbs and are termed The pulling members 9 and 10 are limb manipulating elements and the pulling lating elements. and the elements 9, 10 are of materially greater length than the elements 11, 12. The common actuating means for the said several elements consists of a curved plate15 which is arranged at the back of the neck and provided with a series of openings 16, 17, 18 and 19 for connecting therewith respectively the elements 11, 8, 2 and 12.

. members 11 and 12 are termed arm manipu- Said elements are flexible The lower end of an element 9 or 10 is fixedly secured as at 20 to a limb above the joint 21 thereof. The element 11 or 12 has its outer end fixedly secured, as at 22 to the upper portion of an arm.

The preferred form of combined guide and keeper employed is as illustrated in Figure 4 and which consists of a base 23 apertured at each end as at 24, 25 having formed integral therewith a laterally extended annulus 26 of greater inner diameter than the diameter of either of the openings 24, 25. The combined guide and keepers which associate with an actuating element 9 or 10 are preferably three in number and two of which are secured by stitching 27 to the front of the trunk 1 and the other of which is secured by stitching 28 to the front of a limb 2; The stitching 27 and 28 extends through the openings 24 and 25. Associated with an actuating element 11 or 12 is a single combined guide and keeper secured to the'shoulder of the doll body by the stitching 29, the latter extending through the openings 24, 25 of the combined guide and keeper. Common to the elements 9 and 11 is a combined guide and keeper, indicated at 30 and which is of the same construction as that shown in Figure 4, and common to the elements 10 and 12 is a combined guide and keeper, indicated at 31 and which is constructed similarly to the combined guide and keeper shown in Figure 4. The elements'9 and 11 extend through the annulus of the keeper 30 and are connected to the actuating member 15. The elements 10 and 12 extend through the annulus of the combined guide and keeper 311' and are connected to the actuating member 15. The actuating elements 9, 10, 11 and 12 can be formed of any suitable flexible material and are of appropriate length for the purpose intended. The actuating member 15 couples the actuating elements around the back of the neck of the doll. See Figure 2. The combined guide and keepers 30, 31 can be positioned at any desirable point on the neck of the doll.

In Figure 5 of the drawings the attachment is illustrated without the employment of the combined guides and keepers 30, 31, but with the guide and keepers 14. In Figure 5 the arm actuating elements 32, 33 slide on the shoulder of the doll, and the leg actuating elements 34, 35 ride at the sides and rear of the neck. The elements 32, 33, 34 and 35 are connected to a common actuating means therefor in the form of a curved plate 36. The elements 32, 33, 34 and 35 can be independently actuated if desired.

.The construction of attachment as defined permits simultaneously manipulating the limb and arm actuating elements, as well as permitting of said elements being manipulated independently of each other. The manner of setting up the attachment with the doll permits of the attachment to be operated coincident With the operation of the sounding device 8 or independent thereof.

What I claim is 1. An arm and limb manipulating attachment for dolls comprising a pair of flexible limb actuating elements for positioning at the outside of the doll body and of a'length to extend over the shoulders and to the rear at the outside of the neck of the doll, means for anchoring the lower end of each of said elements to the outside of a limb of the doll body, means secured to the outside of the limbs and trunk of the doll body at the front thereof for slidably connecting said elements to the outside of the doll body, a pair of flexible arm actuating elements of a length to extend from the arms and over the shoulders and to the rear of the neck of the doll at the outside thereof, means for anchoring the lower end of each arm actuating element to the outside of an arm of the doll at the top of the arm, means .for slidably connecting said arm actuating elements to the upper portion of the outside of the doll body, and means adapted to be arranged at the rear of the outside of the neck of the doll and common to the upper ends of said elements for actuating them.

2. A manipulating device for the arms and legs of a doll comprising a pair of independent, flexible, limb actuatingmembers, each of a length to extend from a limb, over the shoulders and to the back of the neck of the doll, means for anchoring the lower end of each of said members to the upper portion of and at the outside of the limb of a doll, spaced, superposed, combined guides and keepers anchored to the front of the trunk and limbs of the doll for slidably connecting said members to the outside of the doll, a pair of flexible arm actuating elements of a length to extend from the arms of the doll, over the shoulders and to the rear of the neck of the doll, means for anchoring the outer end of each arm actuating element to the upper portion of an arm of the doll at the outside of the latter, means anchored to the outside of the shoulders of the doll for slidably connecting said arm actuating elements to the outside of the doll body, means common to an arm and a limb actuating element and anchored to the outside of the neck of the doll for slidablv coneach of a length to extend from the upper portion of a limb, over a shoulder and to the back of the neck of the doll, means for anchormg the lower end of each of said elements to the upper portion of a limb of the doll body at the outside thereof, means for slidably connecting said elements to the trunk of the doll at the outside of the latter, a pair 01"? independent, flexible arm actuating elements of a length to extend from the arms of the doll, over the shoulders and to the back of the neck of the doll, means for anchoring the outer end of each arm actuating element to an arm of the doll at the .outside thereof, means common to a limb and an arm actuating element for slidably con necting them to one side of the neck of the doll at the outside thereof, means arranged at the back of the neck of the doll, outside of the doll body and common to and attached to the upper ends of said elements for operating them.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature hereto.

MRS. MINNIE M. IVEY. 

